Appeal 3281697
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
6 sections
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Section 01
Development description
the demolition of existing garage and side extension; construction of a part single storey, part double storey rear and side extension and associated internal alterations.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect on the character and appearance of the dwelling and area.
Section 04
Reasons
The pitched roof element of the proposed side extension would be set back from the front elevation at the first floor and set down below the existing ridge height. On its own, it would therefore appear subordinate to, and sit comfortably within the context of the existing property.
By contrast, the proposed hipped roof rear extension would not reflect the existing pitched roof form of the host dwelling and would interfere with the existing large box roof dormer. This would create a complicated and bulky mix of roof profiles and would give rise to a contrived and incongruous form of development.
I recognise that views of the hipped roof element of the proposed extension would be very limited from the public realm. However, it would be visible from the rear gardens of a number of neighbouring properties.
In view of the above, overall, the proposed development would be harmful to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the area. The appeal proposal would therefore be contrary to Policies CP1 and CP12 of the Three Rivers District Council, Local Development Framework, [name] (2011), Policy DM1 and Appendix 2 of the Three Rivers District Council, Local Plan, Development Management Policies Local Development Document (2013) and the provisions of the [site address] Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version (2018) which, taken together, seek to secure a good standard of design which responds to the context of the host dwelling and area.
Section 05
Other Matters
I recognise the appellants’ aspirations to secure additional living space to improve their living conditions. I also note that Permitted Development Rights for dwellings in England have been extended to allow some two storey house extensions. However, the appeal proposal exceeds what it would be possible to construct under Permitted Development. Neither of these matters raised outweigh the harm I have identified to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and area.
Section 06
Conclusion
For the reasons given, I conclude the appeal should be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 301No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 30 December 2021Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 17 December 2021 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3281697
- Application reference
- 21/0952/FUL
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000102
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- No
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 25 August 2021
- Valid date
- 25 August 2021
- Start date
- 26 October 2021
- Planning authority decision date
- 4 June 2021
- Appeal decision date
- 30 December 2021
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 8299
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:25
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:24
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21